Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama or its characters. I only own my own OC's.
Chris was, as he usually was, in front of the high school. He was bouncing a racquetball and looked at the camera and said, "Last time on Total Drama High School! The team phase of the game was technically done as all teams were dissolved. The reason why I say technically is because the teens then had to work in pairs for the prom challenge. I figured I would be nice and give them an easy challenge after making it so far. Everyone cleaned themselves up nicely and had a good dance, where Geoff and Bridgette were named prom king and queen! Before voting, Noah went to Courtney claiming Joseph would double cross one of them and if he did, the other would avenge whoever was eliminated. After the votes were cast, it was clear Noah was right because Courtney was sent home, double crossed by Joseph. Before she left, Joseph revealed all his plans to her and she was able to throw him for a loop by stating she was working with Mikey. So even though the major conflicts are gone, the drama is still here! Will Joseph learn that he was tricked? How does Noah plan on avenging Courtney? And who is the most physically fit? Find out right now on Total Drama High School!" The racquetball bounced one final time and nailed Chris in the jaw. Holding his jaw, the host said, "Hey, be sure to edit that out."
The contestants on the bus were, for the most part, happy. Though one person in particular was quite upset as a result of the previous day's events. Joseph and Noah were sitting near each other, as Joseph suggested. Noah was reading a book when suddenly Joseph said, "So Courtney told me something quite interesting yesterday."
"Oh did she? What was it," Noah said with a calm demeanor but on the inside was worried she may have ratted him out.
"Apparently she was working with a partner and conspiring against me. And she told me who it was," the overachiever said, a bit of an evil grin on his face.
Noah was doing his best not to panic as he asked, "And who did she say?"
Joseph looked toward the front of the bus and replied, "Mikey. She said she was working with that gamer. I don't even know how this could have escaped my watch."
Noah's brain began to hatch a plan as he said, "Well, don't gun for him right this second. That'll never work. He's got too many friends and potential allies. If I were you and wanted to be careful about this, I would target a couple of his friends to weaken him."
"Noah my friend, I am glad you're as smart as you are. I would not have thought of that in my current state," Joseph replied, a grin on his face.
'I just hope I know what I'm doing,' Noah thought as he went back to reading his book.
Bus Confessional
Joseph: It may take a bit longer to take out Mikey now, but Noah is right. In order to defeat him, he must be weakened first. Get rid of a few of his friends and he'll be easy pickings.
Noah: As I told Courtney, I would take Joseph down. I have a plan in place, but unfortunately it will involve some heartbreak along the way. You see, I plan on making as many people bitter as possible. The easiest way to do this is to eliminate their boyfriend or girlfriend. Then, when the timing is just right, I will reveal that Joseph was in an alliance the entire time and he was the one behind the eliminations. That way, all of the remaining people will want him gone as soon as possible. I may end up going down with him, but if that's what I must do to make sure that asshole doesn't win, so be it. Now I just need to make sure a couple of people in relationships go home before I decide to reveal the truth behind everything. (He pauses for a few seconds) I just realized how risky this plan is. I can only hope that it actually works.
At the front of the bus sat the prom king and queen from the previous day's challenge. The two, along with Mikey and Megan, were exhausted from a party Geoff threw on account of him winning the challenge. Said party boy currently had his hat tipped down over his eyes and was trying to take a nap. Across the aisle from him was the gamer, who was also taking a nap, as evidenced by his head angled downwards and his eyes being closed. This left Bridgette and Megan to talk.
"So how are things going with Mikey," Bridgette asked.
Megan smiled and replied, "Oh things are great! We really connected during that dance last night. And he's such a gentleman, too. I think tonight when we get back from the challenge he said something about going over to his room. He also assured me that it was just to watch a movie."
Bridgette smiled and said, "Oh, I don't think he would try anything out of line with you. From what Geoff tells me, he's madly in love with you. I doubt he would do something to screw things up between you."
"Yeah, you're right. Did you and Geoff have fun last night," the nice girl asked her surfer friend.
Bridgette nodded and answered, "Definitely. I could tell he was really excited for the dance and then being named prom king must've really made him happy. Since he was really happy, he was doing things that made me happy."
Megan raised an eyebrow and asked, "So when he's sad, he does things to make you sad?"
The surfer shook her head and said, "Not exactly. Well, first of all he's rarely sad and when he is, he still tries to make me happy. I'm usually the one who makes him happy though through our make-out sessions."
"Huh. I never knew kissing could make a guy so happy," Megan commented.
Bridgette giggled and said, "You and Mikey haven't made out very much then, have you?" The nice girl blushed as Bridgette giggled some more.
Bus Confessional
Megan: I don't want to go on and on about Mikey, but he really is a great guy. I would be devastated if anything happened to him which is why I have to keep an eye on Izzy now. For some reason, she's the reason every time he's gotten injured so far.
Bridgette: The prom last night was a welcome change to the challenges so far. Actually, all of the challenges have seemed kind of tame compared to the past two seasons. I don't know if it's because they're based on school subjects or if Chris is running out of ideas to hurt us, but I kind of like it.
Nicholas was sitting near Cody and Emily and was trying to listen to his iPod. The key word here being 'trying.'
"Aw Cody, you flatter me," Emily giggled as her cheeks adopted a rosy hue.
Cody had his arm around his girlfriend's shoulder as he said, "But it's true! You really were the most beautiful girl on the dance floor."
Emily hugged the tech geek and said, "Aw, come on. I'm not that pretty am I?"
"Yes you are. You're one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen," Cody said back.
"Well you're one of the most handsome guys I've ever seen," Emily replied, kissing Cody's cheek.
Nicholas took his headphones off and said, "Would you two please stop with all your love talk? Or at the very least, could you quiet down about it?"
"Whoa dude, calm down. I didn't mean to upset you," Cody said, putting his hands up in defense.
"You may not have meant to upset me, but you did," Nicholas said before sighing, "Look, I'm just upset about Jessie being gone. I really miss her and seeing all this romance is like kicking me when I'm already down."
"I'm sorry you feel that way, but unfortunately that's the way the votes were cast. It's sad to think about it, but we're all going to get eliminated sooner or later, except for two people. And while I hope it would be Cody and I, it could be any of us in the final two," Emily said apologetically.
The mechanic looked out the window and said, "Yeah, I know most people are going to get eliminated, but why did she have to be eliminated then? Why couldn't she have stuck around?"
"Sadly, I do not know the answer to that question," Cody said as he put his hand on Nicholas' shoulder, "You were so confident before, what happened?"
"I was certain Danny was somehow behind Jessie's elimination and now that I defeated him, I'm content. I know I should fight on, but I feel as if I don't have any incentive," Nicholas replied with a sigh.
Emily gasped and said, "You need a reason to fight on? What about Jessie? Fight on for her, and don't ever give up. She'll be happier if you try your best. Trust me, girls know these things."
Nicholas looked to the two teens before he smiled and a determined look appeared in his eyes and he said, "You know what? You're right! If I'm not going to try anymore, I may as well give up now! Thanks for the advice guys."
Bus Confessional
Nicholas: That little pep talk was exactly what I needed. Jessie wanted me to try my hardest and damn it, that's what I'm gonna do! Look out world, here comes Nicholas!
At another area of the bus, Izzy was chattering away to an amused Jennifer. "So anyways, once I sprayed silly string all over the entire squadron, I jumped into the tank they had on base and drove it around. Apparently that's illegal or something. But then when I accidentally clipped a building and it started to collapse a little, that's when I really got in trouble," the crazed redhead said excitedly.
Jennifer raised an eyebrow and asked, "So that's how you got in trouble with the RCMP?"
Izzy cocked her head to the side and replied, "The RCMP? No, this all happened in a video game."
"A video game," Jennifer incredulously asked, "Wait, so why are you telling me this if it was just a video game?"
"I was just trying to be funny and make you feel better," Izzy explained with a shrug.
"Why do you think I'm not feeling well," Jennifer asked.
Izzy, in a moment of complete seriousness, placed a hand on the performing artist's shoulder and said, "Look, I know you've been sad ever since Trent was eliminated. That's why I'm telling you such an outrageous story. I'm trying to cheer you up."
Jennifer smiled and removed the crazy girl's hand from her shoulder and said, "Izzy, you don't need to worry about me. During yesterday's challenge I realized that Trent doesn't need to be here for me to have fun. Sure, I would prefer it if he were here, but he doesn't need to be here."
Developing a grin Izzy said, "Well then, that means we can do all sorts of crazy shenanigans, doesn't it?"
"Um, you can. I would rather not, if you don't mind," the performing artist said with a slight shudder.
"Can we at least play the video game I was talking about earlier," Izzy asked, a hopeful look on her face.
Sighing ever so slightly, Jennifer said, "I suppose."
Izzy thrust a fist into the air and cheered, "Yeah! This is gonna be awesome!"
Bus Confessional
Jennifer: To be honest, I have been kind of depressed lately. I will admit that I was sad to see Trent go. But now I know that I'll see him again and that I should try my best so when I do see him again, he can be proud of me.
The bus pulled up to the school to let the students off and they were met with Chris wearing his referee uniform again. "Another P.E. based challenge? Do you hate me or something," Noah lamented.
Chris chuckled and said, "According to the producers I'm not allowed to have favorites. Supposedly I would fix the votes that way."
"Yes, because you're not a corrupt fame-obsessed bastard," Noah sarcastically said with a roll of his eyes.
"Easy there Mr. Sarcasm. Anyways, yes, this is another P.E. challenge. Like last time, there will be three events. However in this challenge, you will all be competing for individual immunity in each event. After we have the three events, I have a couple of surprises in store before elimination," Chris said, summarizing the challenge.
Cody whispered to his girlfriend, "If he says he has a surprise for us, it can't be any good."
The dancer nodded in agreement before Joseph raised his hand and said, "I have a question. What are the challenges going to be?"
Chris smiled and replied, "I'm glad you asked. Our first challenge is a reprise from Total Drama Action. I would ask if any of you remember the mechanical surfboard riding, but none of you were there so it would be a stupid question. Basically we have set the mechanical bull-like surfboard above the surface of the pool. Whoever can stay on the longest wins. The second challenge will be purely speed-based swimming. Whoever has the fastest time will win that challenge. The third, final challenge will remain a secret for now. So with that, let's go to the gym so you can all change into your swimsuits!"
Mikey pointed his finger at Chris and shouted, "Hold It! We had no idea what this challenge would be and so our stuff is at the hotel. How do you suggest we change into the swimsuits we don't have with us?"
"Oh that's easy, we brought all of your stuff from the hotel here today," Chris said with a shrug. With that the host walked away, leading the teens toward the pool.
Restroom Confessional
Bridgette: A surfing challenge? I don't want to jinx myself but I think I may have this challenge in the bag.
Joseph: Speed based swimming, huh? Well looks like today will be an easy win. And that's all that matters, right?
Mikey: Am I the only one freaked out that Chris had people go into our rooms at the hotel and bring all our stuff here? At least he didn't have whoever got our things go through them to get just our swimsuits. That would be a major invasion of privacy.
Chris: I wanted to Mikey, believe me. But the producer disproved of it and legal said we could get sued so that put a damper on my plans.
The eleven remaining competitors had changed into their swimsuits and were standing by the pool looking at the mechanical surfboard rigged up over the water. There was a strange contraption on the side of the pool connected to the surfboard. The five remaining veteran contestants were wearing the same swimsuits they wore on the previous seasons. As for the rookie contestants, their swimsuits were very different. Megan wore a two piece blue bikini and Jennifer wore a green two piece bathing suit while Emily wore a one piece yellow swimsuit. Mikey was wearing a pair of grey swim trunks and Nicholas had on a red pair of swim trunks. Joseph was wearing what could be called a Speedo, though it was not skin tight and it went halfway down his upper leg in length.
When some of the contestants gave the overachiever odd looks about his black swimwear, he said, "What? This is what my swim team wears to our meets."
"Fair enough," replied Cody, who shrugged before turning to Chris, who walked into the pool area.
The host smiled and said, "Alright guys, we're going one at a time on the surfboard in a random order as determined by the order I draw names out of this hat. The order will remain constant for the entire challenge, so be sure to remember it."
"Yeah, like he won't remind us every chance he gets so he can get more screen time," Noah muttered to Nicholas, who nodded in reply.
Chris pulled a name out of the top hat and said, "Well, it looks like we're starting things off with one of the more attractive contestants! Megan you're up!"
"Hold on here! Did you of all people call my girlfriend attractive? I know she's very attractive but you're like what, 30? Are you trying to look like a pedophile," Mikey said as he threw his hands in the air.
Megan placed her hand on his shoulder and said, "Mikey, don't worry, I can handle this." The nice girl turned to Chris and shouted, "Did you just call me attractive? I'm 17! Do you want people to think you're a pedophile?"
A cell phone with the Total Drama theme as its ringtone went off and Chris said, "Hold that thought."
As Chris answered his cell phone, Mikey turned to his girlfriend and asked, "You're seventeen?"
"Yep. I just turned 17 before the show started," Megan said with a smile.
Chris closed his cell phone and said, "Well, according to the producers, I'm not allowed to call contestants attractive anymore. They also thought I would look like a pedophile. Anyways, Megan, get up on that surfboard!"
The nice girl stood on the surfboard and got her balance before Chris started up the device next to the surfboard. This caused the board to move as if it were on waves, first with small waves and progressing to larger ones. "Okay I can see why Bridgette gets so much respect for doing this now," Megan said as her balance started to get worse.
Mikey supported his girlfriend by shouting, "Come on Megan! You can do it!" Bridgette and Geoff also cheered on the nice girl. It was a futile effort though because Megan fell into the water about half a minute after starting.
"And Megan ends with a solid time of 32 seconds," Chris announced as he pulled another name out of a hat, "Up next will be our tech geek Cody!"
Cody hesitantly climbed on top of the surfboard and was visibly shaking. "C'mon Cody! You can do it," Emily cheered, trying to motivate the tech geek.
Cody nodded and said, "Thanks Emily!" The waves started to pick up again and Cody began to lose his balance. "Oh God! This sucks," Cody shouted as he fell into the water of the pool.
"Well that's a shame Cody. You only lasted 24 seconds. It's too bad you couldn't do better," Chris said as he pulled another name and said, "And now we have Joseph!"
The overachiever shrugged and climbed on top of the board, preparing himself. The board started to move and Joseph commented, "Well, this isn't too bad." The waves started to pick up and his height proved to put him at a disadvantage as he soon fell into the water. "Damn it. Alright Chris, how'd I do," Joseph asked, expecting the worse.
"Well, you did better than Cody, barely. You stayed up there for 26 seconds," Chris said with a chuckle.
Joseph shrugged and said, "Eh, I figured I didn't have a shot anyways, what with Bridgette being a professional surfer."
"I'm not a professional. I just happen to be fairly talented at it," Bridgette replied to the comment made by the overachiever.
The host cleared his throat and said, "Moving on, well speak of the devil, Bridgette's up!"
The surfer stood on top of the surfboard as the waves started. Bridgette entered full surfing mode as she kept her balance for a remarkable amount of time before the waves of increasing intensity eventually caused her to fall off the board into the water. When she surfaced, Chris said, "And to no surprise, Bridgette blows everyone else away with her surfing display! She managed to keep her balance for a minute forty-two seconds! Great job Bridgette."
Geoff let out a cheer and shouted, "That's my girl!" Many of the other competitors were congratulating Bridgette as well.
Bridgette giggled and smiled at all the positive attention she was getting before saying, "Thanks guys."
Once things had settled down, Chris announced, "Alright, the next competitor will be Izzy!"
"Awesome," the crazy girl cheered as she pumped her fists in the air. Izzy jumped onto the board like a ninja and said, "Start it up Chris! This is exciting!"
"If you say so," the host said as he started up the wave simulator. As usual, the waves started out slow. However, once they started to pick up in intensity, Izzy started to cackle wildly. At the crest of a particularly large wave, Izzy leaped into the air and begun to spin as she plummeted toward the pool. When she made contact, she created a large splash that managed to hit many of the competitors as well as Chris.
"Damn it Izzy! You got my hair wet! And since you jumped off the board instead of fell off, I'm disqualifying you from this part of the challenge! You can't win immunity for this part," Chris said, slightly upset.
"Whoa dude, major harshness," Geoff whispered to Mikey, who nodded in reply.
Chris took a deep breath and said, "Well, moving on, it's now Emily's turn!"
Cody cheered, "You can do it Emily!"
"Thanks Cody," the dancer shouted back in appreciation.
Chris started up the wave simulator once again and said, "Here we go!" As with everyone before her, Emily was having little trouble until the stronger waves started.
"Uh oh. It's getting a bit harder to stay balanced," Emily muttered under her breath as the waves picked up. The entire time she was up there many contestants were cheering her on, though Cody was cheering the loudest. Despite the positive reinforcement, Emily soon met a fate like everyone else.
She fell into the water and Chris announced, "And Emily takes second place with a time of 34 seconds!"
"Great job Emily. You may not have beaten Bridgette, but you did much better than I did," Cody congratulated his girlfriend.
Emily hugged the tech geek and said, "Aw, don't put yourself down Cody. It's much tougher than it looks."
Cody chuckled and said, "You can say that again."
"And next up is Nicholas," Chris announced as people stopped congratulating the dancer.
The mechanic cracked his knuckles and said, "Alright. Let's do this!" Nicholas climbed aboard the surfboard and it started to move once again. "Okay, this is kind of tough," Nicholas remarked as the waves started to become stronger. Eventually, he too was thrown off the board and into the pool.
As the mechanic surfaced, Chris announced, "And it looks like Nicholas will not make the top three with a time of 30 seconds."
"Seriously? Damn, I need to really bring my A-game the next two challenges," was Nicholas' reply.
"Moving on, it looks like next up is Noah," Chris announced.
"Joy," Noah sarcastically replied as he proceeded to climb aboard the surfboard. The wave simulator started up and it was clear Noah was not going to last long, as he was having trouble with the easy waves. After a short while, he lost his balance and fell into the waters below.
"Well, Noah set a new low time. He only managed to stay on for 21 seconds," Chris said, amused that Noah did so pathetically at the challenge.
Noah smirked and said, "What? You expected more of a nerd that sits inside and plays computer games all day?"
"Good point," Chris said as he announced, "Let's see if Mikey does any better!"
Mikey shrugged and said, "Well, I don't really have much of a choice, do I? Let's see how tough this is." The gamer climbed aboard the surfboard and at once it started to move.
"Come on Mikey! You can do it," cheered Megan. The gamer smiled when his girlfriend cheered for him before he adopted a determined grin. That grin soon faded however, as the strengthening waves threw him off the board.
Chris looked at his stopwatch and said, "And Mikey knocks Nicholas down to fourth as he finishes right behind his girlfriend with a time of 31 seconds."
"Aw, you did a great job Mikey," Megan said as the gamer climbed out of the pool.
Mikey shrugged and said, "I wasn't trying to win because I kind of knew I wouldn't beat Bridgette."
"Moving on, it's now Jennifer's turn, meaning Geoff is going last," Chris announced the final order. The performing artist got on top of the board and once she was settled, the surfboard started to move. Like many others, she had trouble once things started picking up.
"I don't think I can stay balanced much," Jennifer said before she was thrown off the surfboard with a cry of, "Whoa!"
After she reached the surface of the pool, Chris said, "And Jennifer managed to stay on for 29 seconds. Geoff, you're up dude."
"Alright! Party on," the chill party guy proclaimed as he climbed on board the surfboard. Once it started up, it was clear that Geoff did not have the skill his girlfriend had, as he was struggling from the very beginning. Like everyone else, he soon took a dip in the pool.
Chris nodded and said, "And Geoff rounds out the first challenge with a time of 23 seconds, making Bridgette the winner of the first challenge! Congratulations Bridgette, you now get to enjoy immunity. Everyone take a ten minute break and then we will start the second part of the challenge."
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: I'm not surprised by the results at all. It only made sense for Bridgette to win this one because she's a surfer. The same logic can apply to the next challenge and the fact that I swim competitively will give me an advantage in the challenge.
Bridgette: To be honest, I did feel pretty confident I was going to win that challenge. I mean, Joseph had a point when he said I was like a professional. I've had far more practice than anyone else in the competition.
Izzy: I can't believe Chris can get so angry over getting his hair wet. What is he, five?
Geoff: That's my girl! I knew she could do it! Now all I gotta do is win immunity and we're both home free!
Ten minutes after the first of the three challenges, everyone was waiting by the pool again. Chris walked forward and said, "All right guys and gals, here's how things are going to work. There are ten of you who have to do this challenge, meaning we'll have two heats of three people and one of four. The winners of each of those races will move onto one final race. The winner of that final race will win the challenge. So without further ado, the first race will consist of Megan, Cody and Joseph!"
The nice girl, tech geek and overachiever all lined up on the starting blocks. Chef walked in, holding a pistol. "Why does Chef have a gun," Mikey asked, somewhat freaked out.
Emily shook where she stood and said, "I'm scared." "I don't want to die," Cody called out from his position on the starting block.
Chef rolled his eyes and said, "It's a starting pistol you fools! You know, like the ones used to start races?"
Chris nodded and said, "It only shoots blanks you guys, jeez. You teens can be so dramatic sometimes. Anyways, Chef, if you could do the honors."
"On your marks, get set, go," Chef shouted and he fired off the gun, shooting a blank into the air.
Joseph elegantly leapt into the water, or at least as elegantly as a tall teenage guy can. After taking a second to recover from the shot, Megan and Cody jumped into the water, but due to how they jumped into the water, they had to take a second to get in form for the rest of the race. By the time these two had started swimming, Joseph was already halfway down the length of the pool. Megan and Cody both tried to quickly catch up with the overachiever.
From the sidelines, Mikey turned to Emily and said, "Well, it looks like Megan and Cody are out of it."
"Yeah," the dancer agreed with a nod, "Like with the last challenge, it's difficult to beat somebody who has much more experience than us."
"Indeed," the gamer responded, turning his attention back to the challenge. Joseph had just turned around and was making his way back toward the starting point. Megan and Cody were approximately at the half way point, but Megan was a little further ahead than Cody.
"Wow, Joseph's good at this, isn't he," Jennifer asked.
Noah shrugged and said, "He is on his school's swim team for a reason." The race soon ended with Joseph claiming first place, meaning Megan and Cody were not going to win this challenge.
"Nice job Joseph, you're moving on to the next round. Next up is Izzy, Emily and Nicholas" Chris announced as Megan and Cody got out of the pool, towels waiting for them courtesy of Mikey and Emily respectively.
Mikey hugged Megan once she got her towel on and said, "It doesn't matter that you didn't win, you did a great job Megan."
"Aw, thanks Mikey," Megan replied with a smile. Cody noticed this gesture as he sat down. The crazy girl, dancer and mechanic took their places atop the starting blocks and awaited the signal to start. Chef held the pistol up in the air and fired it once, causing the three to leap into the pool.
Nicholas quickly surged ahead, determined to win immunity. Izzy, not one to be outdone, picked up speed and charged ahead. This left Emily in last place. The dancer tried her hardest to catch up with the other competitors, but her short height did not help her in this endeavor.
"Come on Emily, you can do it," Cody quietly said to himself.
Joseph, who was sitting next to Cody by pure coincidence, interjected, "You do realize that since she's on the short side, she doesn't have the best chances right? I don't mean to put her down at all, put speaking from experience, the best swimmers on my team and ones I've played against are all tall."
Cody looked up and sighed before replying, "I know, but I still want her to do well. I guess because I'm her boyfriend I feel compelled to root for her even if she's outclassed."
"That makes sense to me. Don't worry Cody, there's still the third challenge that she can win," Joseph said with a shrug.
Back with the race, Nicholas and Izzy had turned around and just passed Emily, who was about four-fifths of the way to the other end of the pool. The race was on between Izzy and Nicholas, as Emily was basically out of the race. The two kept pacing each other as they made their way back to the starting point. Eventually one pulled ahead at the last minute.
"And the winner of the second race is," Chris announced the results, "Nicholas! You will end up against Joseph in the final race! Now Noah, Mikey, Jennifer and Geoff, it's your turn to race."
"Good luck," Megan and Bridgette called to their boyfriends.
As they approached, Mikey said to Geoff, "Hey, good luck man."
"You too dude, you too," Geoff replied.
When Emily climbed out of the pool, Cody gave her a towel and said, "Hey, don't feel too bad Emily, you did great."
Emily smiled slightly and said, "Thanks, but you and I both know I was the worst of the three out there."
"And I was the worst of the three in my heat. I'm not feeling bad about it," Cody pointed out.
Emily smiled and hugged the tech geek, saying, "Aw, you're right. Thanks Cody."
The know it all, gamer, performing artist and party boy all took their positions on the starting block. Chef raised the gun and prepared to fire it. Noah muttered under his breath, "This is going to suck." Chef fired the pistol and the four competitors leapt into the water. Mikey, Geoff and Jennifer immediately pulled ahead of Noah, whose lack of physical ability quickly made itself known as a disadvantage. As the race continued, those who were not racing quickly started to voice their choices for whom they wanted to win the race.
As the race continued, Mikey started to fall behind Geoff and Jennifer, as he had the least physical ability of the three of them. By the time Geoff and Jennifer turned around, Mikey was a little bit behind and Noah was just past the half way point. Geoff and Jennifer kept trying their hardest to win, as Noah and Mikey were basically out of the running by this point. Eventually, Jennifer managed to pull ahead of Geoff, which was just enough for her to win the race.
"And Jennifer joins Joseph and Nicholas in the final race! One of these three will win immunity while the others will have to take part in the final part of the challenge. Take a five minute break in the meantime," Chris announced as he headed back to the storage room for the pool supplies.
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Just as I suspected, I would be in the final round of this challenge. I mean, I'm one of the star swimmers on my school's team, so it would be a crime against nature if I hadn't won my first match.
Nicholas: All right, the odds are stacked way against me. Will I be able to beat Joseph? Not likely. But I will try my hardest, for Jessie. This one's for you Jessie!
Jennifer: I was not expecting a win like that to be honest. I thought Geoff would win at the last second or something but I guess he didn't pace himself enough. But since I've gotten this far, I may as well try to win, right?
It was time for the final race. Joseph, Nicholas and Jennifer were lined up on the starting blocks and Chris emerged from the supply closet. He now had the pistol and said, "Chef had to go prepare something, so I'm starting this final race. Are you all ready?"
"Not really, but I don't have much of a choice, do I," Jennifer asked.
Nicholas smirked and said, "I'm as ready as I'll ever be."
Joseph looked over to the mechanic and said, "Well then, good luck. You'll need it."
Chris raised the starting pistol and said, "All right everyone. On your marks. Get set. Go!"
The pistol fired and the three finalists leapt into the water and began swimming. Joseph, being a swimmer, was able to pull an early lead. This displeased Nicholas, who suddenly swam rather quickly in an attempt to catch up with the overachiever. Jennifer also tried to swim faster, but she was unable to catch up to Nicholas and Joseph. As the contestants neared the turn around point, Nicholas was managing to catch up with Joseph.
"Oh man, can you believe this," Cody said aloud.
Izzy shook her head and said, "How is Nicholas managing to stay on pace with him?"
Noah rolled his eyes and remarked, "His stamina will wear down soon. I don't see why you're all getting so worked up about this."
Shortly after they turned around, Nicholas surpassed Joseph. The mechanic had a look of pure excitement on his face while Joseph did not look worried in the least. Nicholas' lead seemed to last until the halfway point, when he began to slow down considerably. This allowed Joseph to pass the mechanic.
"Oh no, why's he slowing down," Emily asked in shock.
"I told you, his stamina wore down," Noah replied.
The race soon ended with Joseph taking first place. When the overachiever won, Nicholas and Jennifer stopped where they were. Chris announced the results, "And Joseph wins the second challenge and wins immunity. I'll give everyone a half hour to get changed into the clothes we provided for you for your third challenge, which is a boxing challenge. Whoever manages to beat Chef Hatchet in a boxing match will win immunity. See you all in a half hour."
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: I don't mean to brag, but this went just how I thought it would. This proves to work well in my favor, as now I know I am safe for another day.
Megan: Boxing? To be honest, I don't have the slightest idea how this will go. I mean, I play lacrosse and field hockey, but that doesn't really require the skills that boxing does.
Geoff: I've never boxed before but it can't be too hard. I've helped one of my buddies spar before so it shouldn't be too much harder, right?
Inside the boy's locker room, Mikey, Geoff, Noah, Nicholas and Cody saw the boxing gloves and shorts that had been provided for them, as well as some other things. "Well this is just offensive," Noah remarked as he noticed a turban that was with his orange boxing gloves and shorts.
Mikey quirked an eyebrow as he looked up from his green gloves, shorts and the black undershirt that was left for him and said, "Why? I thought you were Indian."
Noah nodded and said, "I am, but the fact that that automatically means I need a turban is stereotyping and as much as this show stereotypes, sometimes there are lines that shouldn't be crossed."
"Yeah, but Chris has a tendency to be an asshole, so it could just be that," Nicholas bluntly stated.
Cody held up a piece of protective headgear and said, "Hey guys? I don't feel too confident about this."
"Well it is Chef we're dealing with dude. The guy's too high strung, you know? He needs to chill more often," Geoff commented.
Mikey placed a hand on his friend's shoulder and said, "You do know this is Chef we have to box right? He's probably going to burn off some steam punching us!"
Geoff thought this over for a second before he tipped his hat down and said, "Aw crap."
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: I predict we're gonna be in a world of hurt. The only people left that might stand a chance are Nicholas and maybe Geoff. If Duncan or Eva were here, then somebody could easily take him down.
Geoff: Mikey is right dudes, we don't stand much of a chance against him. I mean, he threw a knife at me when I jokingly suggested ordering a pizza! Imagine what he can do when he can punch us!
Nicholas: Man, it's a good thing I've done training on the same level as the armed forces. Chef won't know what hit him.
In the girl's locker room, Emily, Jennifer, Izzy and Megan were examining their boxing attire. Like the boys, they had been left boxing gloves and shorts, but they were also left sports bras due to the fact that they couldn't go topless. Izzy was looking at her lime green attire with bright eyes, and she said, "This is exciting! I've always wanted to go toe to toe with Chef and now I can!"
"I'm pretty sure you're the only one who's excited about doing this," Emily remarked with a hint of anxiousness in her voice.
Megan cast a glance to Jennifer, who looked equally nervous, and said, "Yeah, I think that's a safe bet Emily."
"Come on you guys, why don't you want to do this," Izzy asked, pulling the other three girls in for a group hug.
Emily answered, "Well, we don't like Chef."
"And he doesn't like us," Megan added.
Jennifer finished, "And quite honestly, he's immensely strong. He could pulverize any of us."
Izzy shook her head and said, "You girls don't have any sense of adventure. I'll show you how fun it is."
Restroom Confessional
Megan: Fighting Chef is fun? If she hadn't done anything crazy the entire season, that one comment would make me think Izzy's insane.
Izzy: Chef, mark my words, I will win this battle between us! You aren't winning this war!
Half an hour after the end of the swimming part of the challenge, all of the contestants were in the gym, waiting to get the challenge over with. Set up in the center of the gym was a boxing ring. Joseph and Bridgette were sitting in the stands, waiting to see how things would go. After a moment or two of waiting around, Chris entered, with Chef following him. Chef was wearing orange shorts and had purple boxing gloves on his hands. As usual, he had his little Chef's hat on atop his head. Chris grinned as Chef climbed into the ring. "So, instead of following the order, I'll ask. Is there anyone who would like to go now," Chris asked to the nine teens in boxing attire.
Nicholas was going to volunteer, but Izzy beat him to the punch, shouting, "Aw yeah! Lets do this Chef!"
"Fine with me crazy girl. I'll beat some sense into ya," Chef shouted, getting into the spirit of battle.
"Alright, looks like it's Izzy vs. Chef in round one," Chris announced, "Ready? And fight!"
Chef stood waiting to see what Izzy would do first. The crazy redhead bounced back and forth for a moment before she ducked down toward the mat and did a jumping uppercut, which Chef dodged with ease before he brought his fist up above his head and brought it down on Izzy's head. The blow disoriented her but did not take her down.
"Grrr. You're tough Chef, I'll give you that. But you need to be more than tough to beat me," Izzy shouted, getting back up to continue combat.
Chef grinned and said, "Bring it on."
Izzy leapt forward, swinging her fist around above her head before bringing it down near Chef. The cook was too quick for her though, and dodged out of the way. Chef then reared up and swung both his fists at Izzy, catching her between them. The blow knocked the wind out of her and she fell to the mat.
Chris approached and said, "Well, it looks like she's down and out. Who's the next challenger?"
"That would be me," Nicholas said as he entered the ring.
"Fine by me grease monkey," Chef snorted as he got ready to fight his new challenger.
Chris grinned and said, "Alright, now it's time for Nicholas vs. Chef in round two! Ready, and begin!"
Nicholas quickly jabbed a few times, which Chef raised his gloves to block the blows. The mechanic threw a couple of hooks, some of them which were feints, in an attempt to disorient Chef. His plan backfired however, as Chef was able to notice when he was throwing an actual punch and when he was faking it. After successfully blocking all of Nicholas' strikes, Chef brought one of his fists up above his head and brought it down on Nicholas' head, knocking him out cold.
"And another one bites the dust," Chris announced as two interns pulled Nicholas out of the ring, "So, does anyone else want to volunteer?" There was silence from the seven remaining competitors, as nobody wanted to go up against the guy that took down Izzy and Nicholas. "No takers? Well then, I guess we follow the order. Megan, you're up," Chris said as Chef prepared to take on his opponent.
Seeing that his girlfriend could get hurt badly, Mikey said, "Wait! I'll go before Megan!"
"Suit yourself," Chris said with a shrug. Mikey entered the ring and tried to look confident in front of Chef.
Chef, seeing Mikey's apprehension, said, "I'll tell ya what scrawny. I'll try to make this as painless as possible for ya."
"That's if I don't defeat you first," Mikey said.
Chef laughed and said, "You're funny kid, I'll give ya that much."
"Round three! Mikey vs. Chef! Begin," Chris announced as he started the match.
Chef took the initiative and lifted his fist in order to hit Mikey on the head. The gamer quickly threw his left fist at Chef's face, which he blocked but in doing so he stopped getting ready to punch. Mikey took this opportunity and punched Chef in the stomach with his right fist. Chef, who was unprepared for this, got disoriented for a second which allowed Mikey to punch Chef's gut five times.
Chef recovered from this and growled, "Nice try kid. But it's time for you to say goodnight!"
Chef tried to pinch Mikey between his two fists, but the gamer ducked and dodged the blow. The gamer then threw another punch to Chef's face, which was quickly blocked. While Chef was busy blocking the punch to his face, Mikey hit him in the stomach again, quickly hitting him a half a dozen times.
"You little punk! I'll take you down," Chef shouted, getting ready to throw a forceful right hook.
Mikey countered this by throwing his own right hook, this one faster but less powerful than Chef's. Chef got heavily disoriented from the counter. Mikey took this opportunity and threw an uppercut as hard as he could, shouting, "Say goodbye!"
Chef got hit in the chin which caused the large cook to stagger backwards, which resulted in him falling out of the arena. "Since Chef has exited the arena, I hereby declare Mikey the winner of this challenge and winner of immunity," Chris excitedly announced.
Realization hit Mikey and he said, "I won? I won!"
Megan ran forward and hugged her boyfriend and said, "I can't believe you did it! And thank you for volunteering to go before me. That was really sweet of you."
"Now, now, before everyone figures out whom they're voting for, can I have the three immunity winners up here," Chris asked. Bridgette, Joseph and Mikey stood next to Chris and the host said, "Now, you three have won immunity. But you can each extend your immunity to one other person. As if I didn't already know, who else would you three like to give immunity to?"
Bridgette smiled and said, "I choose Geoff of course."
"Booyah," the party boy shouted.
"And I'm going to naturally give my extra immunity to Megan," Mikey said.
Megan smiled and said, "Thank you."
Joseph smiled and said, "And I will pick my best friend Noah."
"Well at least I didn't have to do this for nothing," Noah muttered.
Cody looked between himself and the other non-immune contestants and asked, "So one of us five are going home?"
"Not exactly. Everyone, change back into your normal clothes and meet me at the track outside in twenty minutes," Chris said as he exited the gym.
Restroom Confessional
Mikey: I'm shocked that I won, to be honest. I figured Chef would cream a weakling like me. Though between you and me, the moves that he used reminded me of the moves the character King Hippo used in the video game Punch-Out! I just based my strategy on what works in the game and it worked.
Joseph: So Mikey, his girlfriend and his two best friends are all immune, eh? Well this could prove problematic. Of those five left, I suppose Cody would be the easiest target. I need to keep Izzy around though. She's such a danger to others that it's basically a free pass for me down the road.
Cody: Do you think it's all right that I'm worried about what Chris has planned?
Twenty minutes had passed, and the five non-immune competitors were standing at the running track used for track and field events. The six immune contestants were sitting in the stands, waiting to see what would happen. Chris approached and said, "All right you five. We're going to have a simple race around the track."
"Simple? Yeah right," Nicholas muttered.
"Okay, you caught me. It's not quite so simple. There's some obstacles that you'll have to avoid like hurdles, explosives, oil slicks, nothing too serious," Chris responded.
Emily asked, "So does the winner of this race get immunity?"
The host chuckled and said, "Well you see, I'm keeping it a surprise. They might, and any votes against them wouldn't count. Or maybe whoever is in last will be immune. Or someone could get instantly eliminated. I'm not telling."
Nicholas scoffed and said, "Whatever. Let's get this over with already."
"If you insist Nicholas. Everyone, get to your starting positions," Chris announced as the five contestants got to their pre-determined positions on the curve of the track.
"Good luck Emily," Cody said to his girlfriend as he got to his position.
The dancer smiled and said, "You too Cody."
Chris stood at the end of the straightaway and said, "Alright guys, on your marks, get set, go!" Chris fired off a starting pistol and the five contestants started to run. Izzy and Nicholas pulled ahead quickly, though Jennifer, Emily and Cody were not going to give up easily. Izzy and Nicholas leapt over their first hurdles with ease and continued on their way. Jennifer also had little trouble with the first hurdle, but Emily and Cody did not have as much luck. The two shorter contestants were able to clear the hurdle, but they lost some of their momentum, causing them to fall behind even more. Izzy and Nicholas continued to pace each other as they ran into the oil slicks. Izzy was somehow able to keep her balance but Nicholas slipped and fell on his back into the oil.
"Well, at least it was just oil. This poor shirt's seen its fair share of oil," Nicholas said as he pulled himself up as Jennifer reached the oil. The performing artist slowed down enough so that she did not fall in the oil slick. Nicholas took off again, in an attempt to catch up with Izzy. Emily and Cody both reached the oil slick and carefully walked through it or walked around it.
Izzy had reached the explosions and intentionally set one off, launching her into the air. She cackled crazily as she hit the ground. Jennifer and Nicholas caught up to the crazy girl due to this diversion, while Cody and Emily were still a little behind. Nicholas and Izzy were yet again pacing each other, until another explosion between their lanes detonated, blasting the two backwards. This made it so that Jennifer was able to make it to the finish line in first place. The four still racing were all at about the same point, until Izzy tripped on a stick lying in the track. As she fell, she flailed her arms about, taking Nicholas down with her. Due to this other distraction, Emily and Cody were able to finish the race, in that order. Izzy was able to pick herself up off the ground quicker and she sprinted to the finish line, finishing mere seconds before Nicholas did. "And that is that," Chris announced, "Let's get this elimination over with! Please vote now."
Restroom Confessional
Joseph: Well, this elimination is truly a wild card. I would rather keep Izzy and Nicholas around, as that will be beneficial to me in the long run. So, I will vote for the contestant who is the biggest friend of Mikey, and that would be Cody.
Jennifer: I guess I'll vote for Izzy. I mean, she tends to be dangerous. That and I like the other three options I have.
Geoff: Yeah, I gotta vote for Izzy dudes. She's pretty wicked but she's also kind of dangerous. Nothing personal dudette.
Izzy: I'm going to vote for Emily. I mean, Nicholas is like my rival right now, Cody's my friend and Jennifer and I have started to bond.
Chris was standing at his podium and said, "And after another challenge, it's time for another elimination. If you get a hall pass you move on to the next round of competition. The person that does not get a hall pass must immediately walk the hall of shame and board the bus of losers, where you cannot come back, ever! The first six passes go to our six immunity winners: Bridgette, Geoff, Joseph, Noah, Mikey and Megan." The six contestants claimed their passes and sat back down so that they could hear the results of the final part of the challenge.
"The next passes goes to Jennifer and Emily," Chris said as the two rookie girls got up to get their passes. Izzy had a look of sheer determination on her face, Nicholas looked fairly emotionless and Cody looked really nervous.
Chris held up the second to last hall pass and said, "The next pass goes to Cody." The tech geek sighed and got his pass before hugging his girlfriend and sitting down. Chris looked between the two and said, "This is the final pass of the night. The final pass goes to…"
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"Izzy. The twist with the last race was that the person who came in last would be instantly eliminated."
"Yeah I kind of figured that when I saw that Izzy and I were the final two. Still, it feels good to know that I wasn't voted out by everyone else. Good luck everybody," Nicholas said as he exited the room.
He walked down the hallway and got on board the bus, where he heard someone call out, "Nick!"
Looking to the back, he saw his girlfriend coming to meet him. Embracing her, Nicholas asked, "Jessie, what are you doing here? I'm glad to see you but still."
"Chef was waiting at the Aftermath studio to see who would lose and he was going to bring Trent or myself here had Jennifer or you come in last. And since you came in last, here I am," Jessie said as she sat down next to Nicholas.
"Well, I'm glad to see you," Nicholas said as the two kissed.
Bus Confessional
Nicholas: Well, I can live with the fact that the others hadn't voted me out. I played a decent game, got a girlfriend and made some good friends along the way. I may have made an enemy along the way too, but I plan on talking things out with him when I get the chance. Here's hoping I can go all the way whenever I happen to be in a season next.
Chris was sitting in the office with his feet propped up on the desk and said, "And due to a technicality, Nicholas has been eliminated, but at least he's reunited with his girlfriend. How will this affect Joseph and his plans? How will this affect Noah's plans? And speaking of the know-it-all, will he be happy with the next challenge? Probably not. Find out the answers to all these questions, as well as the most dramatic elimination yet! Next time on Total Drama High School!
Votes (Didn't count due to a technicality)
Izzy – 8 (Mikey, Megan, Geoff, Bridgette, Cody, Emily, Jennifer, Nicholas)
Emily – 2 (Noah, Izzy)
Cody – 1 (Joseph)
Eliminated: Leshawna, Alexander, DJ, Rebecca, William, Ezekiel, Julie, Heather, Trent, Jessie, Danny, Gwen, Courtney, Nicholas
Contestants Remaining: Geoff, Cody, Noah, Bridgette, Izzy, Mikey, Joseph, Jennifer, Emily, Megan (10 Remaining)
Fun Fact!
I initially wanted to make Nicholas go a lot farther, to prove that one doesn't need to be really smart to go far in school-based challenges. However, I realized that after his conflict with Danny was resolved, Nicholas didn't have anything really going for him. Since I couldn't find a way to get enough votes for him, I decided to automatically eliminate our favorite mechanic.
Woo! Another update about two months since the last one! I didn't really like this chapter too much. It started out all right, but then it kind of went downhill in my opinion. You can even see that I tried to rush the final parts of the chapter so I could get it done. I have other plans for the rest of the chapters though that I think are promising, so look forward to that. If you wouldn't mind checking out some other stories of mine, I have recently started to write for Super Smash Bros, since there are so many good ideas there. And if you have time, please review. It's a respectful gesture to me as you care enough about this story to tell me what you though. In case I don't get the next chapter up before this happens, if any of my readers are in the Northeast United States and are planning on attending Connecticon, an anime convention in Connecticut, let me know and maybe we can meet up somewhere. Anyways, that's enough rambling from me. Until Next Time!
Next Time: In case his previous track record is any indication, Chris has little to no imagination. And with the next challenge, he keeps proving this as he rips off a famous reality/competition show!